J.P. Nerbun

J.P. NERBUN

J.P. Nerbun is a dedicated leadership coach with extensive experience partnering with leaders to support their learning, growth, and impact on the world. He serves as an executive coach, organizational consultant, facilitator, and speaker.

As a leadership coach, J.P. collaborates with clients to find balance, gain clarity in their leadership, grow in self-awareness, and develop personal practices to enhance performance and leadership skills. He focuses on cultivating team relationships, developing people, and raising standards. His clients span across various sectors, including sports, education, healthcare, and business, and include leaders at collegiate, professional, and Olympic levels of sports.

As an organizational consultant, J.P. partners with leaders and their teams to establish a shared vision, build team cohesion, raise standards, navigate conflict, and grow trust. He helps teams clarify their vision and values while designing organizational systems to actualize these principles. His international presence enables him to work alongside culturally diverse groups in complex environments.

As a facilitator, J.P. assists teams in having difficult conversations and tackling significant challenges that hinder their desired experiences and results. He designs and facilitates engaging workshops and retreats that help groups resolve challenging and complex issues, resulting in improved performance, morale, and organizational effectiveness.

J.P. began his career as a professional basketball coach and educator, where he led athletes and students, established high standards, and fostered an inclusive culture. This experience immersed him in a world reliant on team culture and intentional leadership. After hiring a coach to improve his own leadership, he pivoted his career to help others transform themselves and their teams.

J.P. is known for his practical and systematic approach to leadership and culture development. He is regularly called upon to coach leaders, facilitate for teams and their organizations, and speak at leadership conferences on topics such as team culture and transformational leadership.

J.P. enjoys running ultra-marathons and lives in Ireland with his wife and their three children.

Credentials:

  • Author of several books, including the bestselling The Culture System: A Proven Process for Creating an Extraordinary Culture.
  • Host of the popular sports leadership podcast, Coaching Culture.
  • B.S. in Physical Education and Sports Science from the University of Limerick.
  • Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.
  • Trained in facilitation through Ten Directions.
  • Certified Professional Coach through the International Coach Federation.
  • Certified Practitioner in Equilibria Personality Diversity Assessment.

Certificate in Arbinger Institute’s Outward Mindset Program.

J.P. Nerbun

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